I HAVE JUST MARKED A SECTION INTO A RIDE IM PUTING TOGETHER FOR LATER IN THE YEAR
WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS RIDEN . BIRDSVILLE TO POEPPEL CRN AND DOWN TO MUNGERANIE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO ....... VIA K1 & WARBURTON TRACK
ACCORDING TO MAPSOURSE IT IS ABOUT 470 KM -
1. DO I ALLOW A DAY OR IS IT A 2DAY SOFT SAND RUN ?
2.IF 2 DAY ANY CAMP SPOTS
ANY INFO WOULD BE GOOD

if your group was capable, it would be a great adventure to find the old track

mate funny you should say that - i have been thinking exactly the same thing .....
does anyone has any photo of the track before it was washed off the face of the plantet ?
and an actual trip log would be helpfull
thanks A.D

gday mate
i last rode the warburton track around 5 years ago aqnd the creek was like an irrigation channel
about 5 m across and seat deep
but after that it was gold
awesome winding track between low dunes then it skirted massive white salt pans
then up between huge dunes like your riding in a deep valley to the turnoff to rig road
it was awesome and if you can do it legally, go for it
i remember the dunes at the turn off to rig as being the biggest ive ever seen
but maybe me brains a bit foggy
doesnt matter
you dont cross em
travel between em

i would talk to the police at birdsville and maybe maree in sa. The fine in sa for travelling on a closed road is $2000 per wheel, still expensive on a motorbike.

I would imagine if you did get stuck and need retrieving the earful and additional costs would be a tad excessive too.

cheers chris

cobber i rang the meree copshop , they put my call through some sort of call centre--- so who knows who i was talk'n too... But the end reply from ''older and i dare say he has been around a bit copper was ---- mate $2000 bucks a bike will seem cheap if ya fuck it up
then he hung up

needless to say i didnt ring back to ask about getting across yeipaw&^%#na crk

cobber i rang the meree copshop , they put my call through some sort of call centre--- so who knows who i was talk'n too... But the end reply from ''older and i dare say he has been around a bit copper was ---- mate $2000 bucks a bike will seem cheap if ya fuck it up
then he hung up

needless to say i didnt ring back to ask about getting across yeipaw&^%#na crk

It does not need to be said but they do not share the "Adventure" spirit. I suppose they do spend a lot of time, energy and resources retrieving idiots so they must get sick of it.

My memory of the fine process is $2,000 per wheel so the fine for a bike is $4,000. That is even if you are not stuck or need saving. Their logic is if the road is wet and you drive on it leaving continuous ruts they have to regrade the road, which is expensive and time consuming. If they are in good condition, get wet and no one drives on them until they are dry they stay in good condition. In Western NSW they not only fine you but have the power to charge you for the repairs to the road.

I have driven on a lot of roads just after they have reopened and the continuous dried out ruts left by cars or trucks are bloody hard to negotiate on a bike.

It does not need to be said but they do not share the "Adventure" spirit. I suppose they do spend a lot of time, energy and resources retrieving idiots so they must get sick of it.

My memory of the fine process is $2,000 per wheel so the fine for a bike is $4,000. That is even if you are not stuck or need saving. Their logic is if the road is wet and you drive on it leaving continuous ruts they have to regrade the road, which is expensive and time consuming. If they are in good condition, get wet and no one drives on them until they are dry they stay in good condition. In Western NSW they not only fine you but have the power to charge you for the repairs to the road.

I have driven on a lot of roads just after they have reopened and the continuous dried out ruts left by cars or trucks are bloody hard to negotiate on a bike.

fingers crossed they bitumen it soon and wack up a mcdonalds on the crn of the rig rd and the k1